Advancing M23 Fighters In DR Congo Aided By Rwanda Backing, Army Weakness
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DR Congo: M23 rebels say North Kivu governor killed
The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels. Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in provincial capital of Goma,
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.
Rwanda-backed rebels capture Minova in eastern DR Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the eastern town of Minova, according to various sources. The fall of the city puts the rebels within 40km (25 miles) of provincial capital,
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Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces ... and mineral-rich region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the ...
M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the city's distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from the area of the fighting.
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More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
The newly displaced people add to the 2.8 million already displaced in the province of North Kivu, more than a third ... s largest city on the border with Rwanda. M23 is one of more than 100 ...
Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance that has taken more territory than ever before.
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Military escalation in eastern DRC after diplomatic deadlock
The Congolese army acknowledged on 21 January the advance of M23 rebels in South Kivu province. Backed by Rwanda’s army, the rebels have captured a key town and are trying to isolate Goma as the Angola-led mediation efforts stall.
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Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as the army reported fighting on all fronts.
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DRC’s Tshisekedi: I am ready for dialogue, but not with M23
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi says he is ready for dialogue to resolve the crisis in the eastern parts of the country, but the talks must not include the M23, who Kinshasa has labelled terrorists.
Fear abounds as M23 fighters close in on DR Congo's Goma
Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Streams of displaced people have flocked from Minova,
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
NZULO, Congo -- The M23 rebel group's advance toward eastern Congo's largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda.
M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital
Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma